Welcome to the Global Education and Training Centre(GETC) web site. We have been operating successfully since our inception in Colombo 03 in 2002 and we are an official representative / agent of the following reputed and fully accredited UKVI Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS) College of Further and Higher Education in the UK:

West London College ® (London, England), the Associate Campus of Heriot-Watt University in Central London.

We provide professional student counselling, admission and student visa guidance services. We are also an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Registration Centre for the British Council in Sri Lanka.

Since 2002 we have conducted regular small group and individual (personal) fast-track / express (3 to 6 weeks) classes for IELTS Test Preparation for which we have had excellent pass rates with high band scores of 7.0 to 9.0 for both the Academic and General Module Tests. Both local and foreign Students aspiring to continue their higher academic studies in native English speaking countries and for other skilled professionals wishing to migrate or work in/to U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand have immensly benefited from participating in our highly successful and popular IELTS Test Preparation classes.

We also conduct an IELTS Academic or Geneal Training module Mock / Simulated Test for students before the real test with immediate feedback on individual module test performance and band scores achieved. In addition, we also run a very effective and specially designed 4 to 12 weeks customised individual English language skills development course / program for Foreign nationals / students who are non-native English speakers. This course also acts as an effective 2 to 3 months individual pre-IELTS preparation programme for both local and foreign students alike. All our IELTS preparation classes are conducted exclusively by Dr. Romesh Jayasinghe who is a British Council Trained IELTS Trainer for the Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking Modules of the IELTS Test, and who has a track-record of 12 (twelve) years of successful IELTS coaching and Test Preparation experience to his credit. We also provide a unique and complete IELTS Academic or General Test Preparation Guided Self-Study course package option (with all past papers and 16 Audio CD's) that can be purchased by working professionals and others who are fluent in English and are too busy and/or too geographically far away to attend our group or individual IELTS Test Preparation classes in Colombo-03.

Kindly also see (click) our fully updated List of 78 Successful Sri Lankan Studentswho obtained admission and secured their student visa to study for top-ranking British University undergraduate and post-graduate level studies in the UK at West London College.

We also conduct short duration fully accredited courses and training programs in general psychology, child psychology, educational psychology and in counselling and psychotherapy leading to the final award of the IMH Diploma in Psychology & Counselling in association with the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Sri Lanka.

Please take some time to explore this site and drop us a line if you require any more information or clarification about our services, our IELTS Test Preparation or Pre-IELTS classes or if you have any other suggestions.

Centrally and conveniently located in the heart of the London's West End (Zone 1 region), West London College® www.westlondoncollege.com is the Associate Campus of Heriot-Watt University and offers a range of top-ranking British University Degree programs at Undergraduate and Post-graduate levels, and professional first year British Diploma and second year Advanced Diploma courses carefully selected for their relevance to the needs of industry and commerce and for their recognition worldwide as evidence of professional competence.

The College has been ranked as a Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS) Licenced by the United Kingdom Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for use with the Points Based System for Tier 4 General student visas. Click the "More >>" link below to read more...

Please see/visit our official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GETCentre for all the latest course start dates and other important news and events updates.

We have recently developed our own English Language Test for Foreign Employment (ELTFE) Examination as an international standard benchmark of English Language competence for Sri Lankans empoyed in Iraq and in Afghanistan.

Next IELTS Academic and General Training Regular Group class (Batch 45) starts on Saturday the 9th of July 2011 from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...